Rosenthal, Joe
American (1911-)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Old Glory Goes Up on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima

1945
gelatin silver print
34.5 x 26.7 cm.
Gift of Associated Press
GEH NEG: 11438
81:1678:0001

OLD GEH NUMBER: 1979-1

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Leekley, Sheryle and John. --Moments: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs.-- New York: Crown Publishers, 1978. p. 21.//
Mulligan, Therese & Wooters, David. --Photography from 1839 to today: George Eastman House, Rochester, NY.-- Cologne: Taschen, 1999. p. 630.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"Photography in the Twentieth Century", Canada, ONT, Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, February 16 - April 2, 1967.//
"Survey of the History of 20th Century Photography", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Second Floor Gallery, March 1985 - April 1987, 1985.//
"Eyes of Time: Photojournalism in America", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, June 28 - September 17, 1989. (Traveled).//
"Through The Lens", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - North Gallery, June 22, 1996 -.//
"Eventful Camera", US, NY, Rochester July 24, 1999 - March 12, 2000.//

INSCRIPTION: verso-(in pencil) "Pulitzer Prize" "Old Glory Goes Up on Mt.Suribachi" "by Joe Rosenthal, AP. 1945" "(Assoc. Press)"

copyright, Joe Rosenthal

NOTES: Catalogued 1/85, HA/PB, updated 5/88, DZ. J. Robert Nash & S.R. Ross, in their --The Motion Picture Guide-- (1987) states "Three of the men in this squad, Hayes [Ira H. Hayes], Gagnon [Rene A. Gagnon], and Bradley [John H. Bradley], were the real-life Marines who raised the flag at Iwo Jima and were caught in the historic photograph...", in their entry for the film "Sands of Iwo Jima".

SUBJECTS:
event, military
symbol, flag
people, soldiers